The Delta independent., 1887-05-24
Hayseed Journal.
Hot! Oh, for rain!

1TaIn growing RiorIOuSiy!
River falliag fast, and ranchmen
look blue.
Frank r. Ross has been appointed
by the Governor. water commissioner
for this district, No. IS.
A. NJ. Hotchkiss is opening a new
stock range oil tn. head Of Hubbard
creek. One of the finest in the state.
We note with considerable apprei,rn-
sion that the sheriff is running the
"bums and vaEs" ont Of Delta. So
many North Forkers 90 over there
proving up on their land that We fear
they will be compelled to leave before
business is completed. Turn them to-
wards home Mr. Sheriff.
Henry Roberts has leased the Marot
place for \ term Of years. Mr.. NJ. it is
reported. will again engage in mining.
We are pleased to hear that MIR.
Wiley was not injured. as reported. in
II former issue. MIR. Reynolds is get
ting along finely.
Heretofore it was fashionable to
make your sweetheart presents Of
books, flowers and pictures. now it. is
quite the thing to give her the measles.
This fashion started very recently.
Some Of our citizens seem to be
without hope. They haven't quite 50
much cash as formerly, but they con
sole themselves with tn. reflection that
they have had lots Of experience.
The people Of Paonia no* have a
tr"mway for crossing the river, utiliz.
ing the old ferry Cable for that pur-
pose.
For the benefit of "Ceph", your wide
awake correspondent, We will say We
are not cultivating polecats tins year.
After being Threatened with All indict-
ment as a public calamity, and having
our wife baking anxious inquiries COLI
cerning the workings Of the divorce
laws Of this state. we concluded to
turn our talents into other channels of
Of business. We are now engaged in
the tndpole industry. In conjunction
with Uncle Enos. Ed. Kellogg and Ben
Gheen. we propose to furnish the Delta
market. They furnish the fish and we
supply the frogs. Our pond is now
stocked with n quantity Of clipper
built bull-frogs that are fearful and
wonderful to behold. Epicures and
cons Of Gaul please take notice. No
German carp in ours.
Quite AL interest is being manifested
in tie proposed wagon road into Aspen
and the Elk mountain country. Such
"a road would be of i,umsnse advantage
to Delta county. 1t would not only
furnish a permanent and profitable
| market for all kinds of market produce,
but 1t would open to settlement a great
tract of timber. coal and farming land
that is 10 practically valueless. With
u road 10y which it could be reached. it
would add hundreds Of thousands of
| dollars to the wealth Of this county.
We must have IA better market. Let
our people unite and We can secure it,
The amount of road to he butt to
reach Ruby is less than thirty-6ve
miles. From Ruby to Gothic and
thence to Crested 3uttes there is now
| flrst-class wagon road, from Gothic to
Aspen there IL also good road. There
is now wagon road on the North
Fork as far as Hubbard creek, and one
to Coal creek, six miles this side of
Ruby. from Hubbard to cn~l creek it
is less than thirty-five miles, and. with
the exception Of the canon Of Anthra-
cite creek. it Is a fine route to build
over. no rock work, and but very little
grading.
We need the market created by the
mining boom. We can get it by going
to work in earnest. 1t won't come to
us. hut We can 20 to it. With that
market We will have Gods country,
without it We will have ths other
place. Who will start the ball rolling d?
$1,000 or $1,000 dullars will build j..
| A toll road will do. A juint stock
company could raise the money.
| A
Pink Eye.
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